Anchorage schools will have new safety protocols for classrooms this year. Instead of commonly used “lockdowns”, the district is adopting new language and procedures from the “I love u guys” foundation’s standard response protocols.
Schools will have five designations for classrooms during emergencies; hold, secure, lockdown, evacuate, and shelter in place. In the event of a school shooting, the program includes a reunification platform to alert parents where they can pick up their child and confirm with school staff who is supposed to get them.
Jared Woody, Senior Director of Emergency Management with the district, said the main difference between the old and the new protocols is more specific language…